According to The Hollywood Reporter, 'Downton Abbey' actor Hugh Bonneville is set to portray famous children’s author Roald Dahl in an upcoming movie biopic. The movie about Dahl, who wrote classics such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG, will reportedly be directed by John Hay. According to a report, the untitled film, based in part on the novel 'An Unquiet Life', will follow the life of Dahl at the beginning of the 1960s during his marriage to Hollywood star Patricia Neal.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, 'Downton Abbey' actor Hugh Bonneville is set to portray famous children’s author Roald Dahl in an upcoming movie biopic.

The movie about Dahl, who wrote classics such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG, will reportedly be directed by John Hay.